China urges Thailand to adopt WHO guidelines to ensure durians free of COVID-19

[rooster59]

China urges Thailand to adopt WHO guidelines to ensure durians free of COVID-19

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BANGKOK (NNT) - China is encouraging Thailand to adopt World Health Organization (WHO) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) guidelines, to establish confidence in exported durians and maintain a market worth 50 billion baht.

 

Mr Pichet Wiriyaphaha, Director-General of the Department of Agriculture, has consulted relevant agencies and representatives of China to establish confidence in durian exports to China during the COVID-19 outbreak. China is a big market for Thailand, and preparation of exports will take place from February to May 2021. The concerns of Mr Phanusak Saiphanich, President of the Thai Durian Association, will be discussed in order to help maintain the Thai durian export market. Each year, durian exports to China are worth more than 50 billion baht. More than 140,000 farming households and other people in the durian business depend on the success of the export system.

 

The Department of Agriculture and National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards (ACFS) met with representatives of the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC) which advised that the Chinese government has enhanced measures to control the COVID-19 virus contamination in goods imported from abroad.

There will be a strict random inspection of products and sterilization measures must be taken for food transported under temperature controls (cold chain) from Customs house to transport, distribution and selling. To do so, the Chinese government pays close attention to imported products from all countries. China praised the Thai fruit export management system as being very effective and maintaining high level safety.

 

Throughout the COVID-19 epidemic period, COVID-19 contamination has never been detected in Thai fruit packaging or products. Thailand emphasized that the Thai government and Thai private sector have joined forces to take preventive and control measures to ensure the safety of Thai products along with good quality.

 

Mr Suthee Thongyaem, Governor of Chanthaburi, disclosed today that eastern and Chanthaburi fruit are about to be harvested and sent overseas for sale. To build confidence among partner countries during the COVID-19 outbreak, the province has put in place measures as follows: agricultural products to be exported must meet the GAP standard and be free from COVID-19; undergo screening before entering the fruit farm each time; all workers at fruit buying stalls must undergo screening and body temperature measurements, have one way to enter and exit and sterilize every piece of packaging that is to be sent abroad.

 

Moreover, all vehicles that carry fruit from Chanthaburi to other provinces and into other countries must be sterilized at the disinfection point operated by the Chanthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization.

 

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[RotBenz8888]

I thought durian could be used as covid19 desinfectant?

[Danny Crane]

I didn't know Durians could catch Covid, that's new. I wonder which country gave it to them?? ????

[jollyhangmon]

 

... 555, 5 ... now, that's f'n rich coming from bat eaters ... just tell them pandemic-starters to go & etc. ... 

 

[richard_smith237]

Best headline I’ve ever read on Thailand Visa.com

 

I can picture it now... 

 

China: “Yes, I know we started a world wide pandemic that has cost the lives of many and destroyed economies"

Thailand: “Krup"

China: “Just follow the rules, ok?"

Thailand: “What rules"

China: “The WHO Rules"

Thailand: “WHO?"

China: “Exactly”

Thailand: “Who Rules?"

China: “We do!"

Thailand: “You Rule?”

China: “Yes... how do you think we can start a global pandemic that has cost the lives of many and destroyed economies and still get to tell you what to do do?” 

Thailand: “OK, how many durians do you want?"

 

[spiekerjozef]

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

China urges Thailand to adopt WHO guidelines

I find that quite funny from a country where it all started...

[chilly07]

Just make sure immigrant workforces prepare the durian! What can possibly go wrong?

[curlylekan]

Anyone other than me ever wonder why China is the only country in the world "supposedly" finding covid on food?

 

[stereolab]

Divide and conquer, muddy the waters, you could not make it up.

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, rooster59 said:

China urges Thailand to adopt WHO guidelines to ensure durians free of COVID-19

China urges.... that's the pot calling the kettle black if ever I've heard it !!!

[geisha]

Why only durians then ? What about Mangos ,bananas etc ? Makes no sense. Also, people usually wash their fruit and veg . Especially at the moment. 

[Justgrazing]

5 hours ago, rooster59 said:

To do so, the Chinese government pays close attention to imported products from all countries

 

especially after the old bill were called to the post office in Germany 'coz of the stink emanating from a package containing the stuff .. 

[tracker1]

Seems like China is in for a discounted supply of Durians ! just what they will create and like ! let's see what's next on their agenda 

[Tropicalevo]

China will say that they have found Covid on Durian imported from Thailand.

It is all part of the 'swerving' that China is using to say that Covid came from overseas.

There was an interesting article in the Sunday Times today just on that point.

[2530Ubon]

Hasn't China been paying attention? Thailand is virtually covid free, and they're ONLY finding cases 5 places; Samut Sakhon, BKK, Chon Buri, and 2 others close by.

 

Or perhaps they've realised that the Thai government is not looking for cases because it wants to be globally recognized as good at something other than spreading legs on a stage for sex hungry tourists.